The fighter jet has been constantly transforming and advancing since the very first aircraft of its type, the Messerschmitt Me 262, but it took a bit longer for a true attack helicopter to arrive.

Bell produced numerous versions of the Cobra, adding some with two engines that included the AH-1 SuperCobra attack helicopter for the Marine Corps as well as the AH-1J, AH-1T, and the AH-1W.

The AH-1 Cobra’s performance in Grenada underscored its value as a flexible and lethal platform in low-intensity conflicts. Developed by Bell Helicopter in the 1960s, the AH-1 Cobra was the ...

The Bell AH-1 Cobra is an attack helicopter that was developed from the famed UH-1 Iroquois, or “Huey,” iconic for its role in the Vietnam War. The AH-1, sometimes referred to as the ...

Helicopter-maker Bell has delivered its final AH-1 airframe to the US Marine Corps ... originally known as the Cobra, to the USMC marks the completion of the service’s programme of record ...

LONDON—Bahrain has been approved to receive second-hand Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters, on top of recent deliveries of new-model AH-1Z Vipers. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency ...

Given that Bell cranked out approximately 18,000 examples of variants of the H-1 family (including the AH-1 Cobra from which the AH-1Z was derived but not including civilian 204/212/412 variants ...

Its original design is rooted in the iconic AH-1 Cobra, which is one of ... Developed by Bell, the Viper is the next evolution of the Cobra series, and these come with greatly improved agility ...

These mainly consist of the Bell AH-1 Cobra and AH-64 Apache. While these have been procured from the United States, Seoul also has an indigenous attack helicopter programme ongoing in the country ...

In response, Bell Helicopter, the company that manufactured ... Upon its deployment during the Vietnam War, the AH-1 Cobra was regarded as an excellent helicopter on the battlefield because ...